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Religion and Characters in
Batman: Streets of Gotham #1 (Aug. 2009):
“Ignition”
by Paul Dini, Dustin Nguyen, Derek Fridolfs

Batman: Streets of Gotham #1

Title: “Ignition”

Medium: comic book

Publication date: Aug 2009

Publisher: DC

Written by: Paul Dini

Art by: Dustin Nguyen, Derek Fridolfs


20 characters in this story:

Character
(Click links for info about character
and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)
Religious
Affiliation
Team(s)
[Notes]
Pub. #
app.
Nightwing Batman (Dick Grayson) hero
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination
unknown); raised Gypsy/Roma
Teen Titans; Batman family  DC 4,498
Robin Robin (Damian Wayne) supporting character
CBR Scale: U tabula rasa
League of Assassins; Batman family
[son of Batman and Talia al Ghul]
DC 28
Commissioner Gordon Commissioner Gordon supporting character
CBR Scale: U Protestant
GCPD; Mystery Analysts of Gotham City DC 2,681
The Firefly The Firefly (Garfield Lynns) villain
  Secret Society of Super Villains DC 57
Harley Quinn Harley Quinn (Dr. Harleen Quinzel) villain
CBR Scale: S Jewish Catholic
Secret Six; Justice League of Anarchy  DC 206
Candi Candi (Katy) supporting character
 indeterminate  [prostitute] DC 1
Hush Hush (Tommy Elliot)
(9-panel cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian (lapsed)
[] DC 62
Abuse Abuse (Collin Wilkes)
(8-panel cameo)
supporting character
  [beat up pimp and a "john"] DC 5
Mendez Mendez
(8-panel cameo)
supporting character
 indeterminate  GCPD DC 1
Clay Clay
(7-panel cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: I manifestly non-religious
[pimped out very young (probably under-age) "Candi" (Katy)] DC 1
Mr. Charles Mr. Charles
(6-panel cameo)
villain
  ["john": would-be customer of very young prostitute "Candi"] DC 1
Officer Randall
(4-panel cameo)
supporting character
 indeterminate  GCPD DC 2
unnamed chauffeur unnamed chauffeur
(1-panel cameo)
supporting character
  [drove Mr. Charles to pick up underage prostitute] DC 1
Batman Batman (Bruce Wayne)
(mentioned)
hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian / Catholic
(lapsed)
Justice League; Batman family  DC 10,183
The Joker The Joker
(mentioned)
villain
CBR Scale: M anarchist; obsessed with being
Batman's arch-enemy
Injustice Gang; Injustice League DC 1,679
Catwoman Catwoman (Selina Kyle)
(mentioned)
villain hero
CBR Scale: I Catholic
Injustice League; Batman family  DC 911
Two-Face Two-Face (Harvey Dent)
(mentioned)
villain
CBR Scale: M obsessed with dualism and
number 2; Taoist
Injustice League; Injustice Gang DC 240
The Penguin The Penguin (Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot)
(mentioned)
villain
  Injustice League; Suicide Squad  DC 403
Black Mask Black Mask (Roman Sionis)
(mentioned)
villain clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: S cult leader
Secret Society of Super Villains DC 131
Aristotle Aristotle
(mentioned)
real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Greek philosophy; Platonism
[Greece] DC 30